procurarse — Spanish conjugation

to procure for oneself

RegularReflexiveprocurar → procurarse

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yome procuro
te procuras
voste procurás
él/ella/Ud.se procura
nosotrosnos procuramos
vosotrosos procuráis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procuran

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yome procuré
te procuraste
voste procuraste
él/ella/Ud.se procuró
nosotrosnos procuramos
vosotrosos procurasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procuraron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yome procuraba
te procurabas
voste procurabas
él/ella/Ud.se procuraba
nosotrosnos procurábamos
vosotrosos procurabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procuraban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yome procuraría
te procurarías
voste procurarías
él/ella/Ud.se procuraría
nosotrosnos procuraríamos
vosotrosos procuraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procurarían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yome procuraré
te procurarás
voste procurarás
él/ella/Ud.se procurará
nosotrosnos procuraremos
vosotrosos procuraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procurarán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yome he procurado
te has procurado
voste has procurado
él/ella/Ud.se ha procurado
nosotrosnos hemos procurado
vosotrosos habéis procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han procurado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yome había procurado
te habías procurado
voste habías procurado
él/ella/Ud.se había procurado
nosotrosnos habíamos procurado
vosotrosos habíais procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían procurado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yome habría procurado
te habrías procurado
voste habrías procurado
él/ella/Ud.se habría procurado
nosotrosnos habríamos procurado
vosotrosos habríais procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían procurado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yome habré procurado
te habrás procurado
voste habrás procurado
él/ella/Ud.se habrá procurado
nosotrosnos habremos procurado
vosotrosos habréis procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán procurado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yome procure
te procures
voste procures
él/ella/Ud.se procure
nosotrosnos procuremos
vosotrosos procuréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procuren

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome procurara
te procuraras
voste procuraras
él/ella/Ud.se procurara
nosotrosnos procuráramos
vosotrosos procurarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procuraran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome procurase
te procurases
voste procurases
él/ella/Ud.se procurase
nosotrosnos procurásemos
vosotrosos procuraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se procurasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yome haya procurado
te hayas procurado
voste hayas procurado
él/ella/Ud.se haya procurado
nosotrosnos hayamos procurado
vosotrosos hayáis procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan procurado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yome hubiera procurado
te hubieras procurado
voste hubieras procurado
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera procurado
nosotrosnos hubiéramos procurado
vosotrosos hubierais procurado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran procurado

Other forms

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yome estoy procurando
te estás procurando
voste estás procurando
él/ella/Ud.se está procurando
nosotrosnos estamos procurando
vosotrosos estáis procurando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están procurando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yome estuve procurando
te estuviste procurando
voste estuviste procurando
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo procurando
nosotrosnos estuvimos procurando
vosotrosos estuvisteis procurando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron procurando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yome estaba procurando
te estabas procurando
voste estabas procurando
él/ella/Ud.se estaba procurando
nosotrosnos estábamos procurando
vosotrosos estabais procurando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban procurando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yome estaría procurando
te estarías procurando
voste estarías procurando
él/ella/Ud.se estaría procurando
nosotrosnos estaríamos procurando
vosotrosos estaríais procurando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían procurando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yome estaré procurando
te estarás procurando
voste estarás procurando
él/ella/Ud.se estará procurando
nosotrosnos estaremos procurando
vosotrosos estaréis procurando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán procurando